Improvement in lounges and beds combined



P. FRANK.

Improvement in Lounge :md-Bed` Combined.

130,290, Patented Aug. 6,1872.

UNITED STATES PATENTA QFFICE.

PHILIPP FRANK, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

`IMPROVEMENT IN LOUNGES AND BEDS COMBINED.

Specification describing certain Improvements in Combined Sofa, Lounge,and Bed, invented by PHILIPP FRANK, `of the city, county, and State ofNew York.

The object of my invention is to produce a neat, compact, and convenientpiece of furniture which can be used as a sofa, lounge, and bed, andwill, when folded, occupy but a small space in a room of limiteddimensions, which would not accommodate the three large piecesseparately; the nature of which consists of sectional cushions hingedtogether and to an appropriate frame-work, and sustained in the desiredposition by a lever and stays, as I will further explain by reference tothe accompanying drawing, of which- Figure l represents a frontelevation of my invention as a sofa, the dotted lines showing the endsof the cushion raised when used as a lounge 5 Fig. 2, a transversesection of same 5 Fig. 3, a View of rear of sofa, showing lever and stayattachment; Fig. 4, aside elevation, showing the device when used as abed, the dotted lines representing the ends raised, When required, forinvalids; Fig. 5, a transverse section of said bed, and Fig. 6, a planor top view of bed.

In the said drawing, A is the frame-work, of which B B are the arms. C Dare the cush ions, hinged together at their connecting edges, C formingthe seat and D the back of the sofa. (See Figs. l and 2.) The back oi'the sofa is held in position by means of the lever E, which is jointedto vanarm, e, projecting from the frame, and to a foot-rail, F, hingedto the back of the sofa, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. This foot-rail F ishinged to the back of the cushion D, and when the device is used as abed this rail rests on the door, sustaining the cushion. (See Fig. 5.)The cushions are also in hinged sections, and when desired to raise oneen d, G, so as to form a lounge, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 1, or toraise both ends to form an invalids bed, the raised ends G Gl aresustained by stays or supports--one, H, within the frame, and another,I, attached to the footrail, as shown in dotted lines in Figs. 1, 3, and4.

Vhat I claim is- The frame A, sectional cushions C D G Gf,

lever E, foot-rail F, and stays H I, combined,

arranged, and operating substantially as and for the purpose described.

PHILIPP FRANK. i

Witnesses ARTHUR NEILL, WESLEY LYON.

